PYRO Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 After weeks of research I have come to this conclusion.....I just don't know which Amp to get and I can't get the dealers to let me test them at home. So help me decide. I will be purcahsing some cornwall III's soon. Current Amp is a Rotel RMB-1095. Want to improve system in the Amp dept.. McIntosh MC205, $6K, Clarity, US built Sunfire TGA-5400, $3.8K, Power, Made in China (confirmed today) B & K 200.5 S2, Sound, US Built Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 My 2 cents are with either the B & K, OR the Sunfire.................Wish I had your Money! Good Luck Another Idea would be to stick with Rotel and see if you like it with the CW's................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted February 6, 2008 Moderators Share Posted February 6, 2008 400 watts/ch would be so sweet. I found a mint Sunfire TGA-5400 for $2500.00. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jheis Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Add another vote for the B&K. I haven't heard the Sunfire, but I did own a 375wpc Carver TFM-45. If the Sunfire sound is similar to it's Carver predecessor, I'd go for the B&K. James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzoz01 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Slightly biased, but I'd vote for the Sunfire as well. I've owned Adcom, Krell, Monster (Marsh Labs design), and a few others in the past and Sunfirehas been my favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkp Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 I have a B&K 200.7 (Reference 7270) and love it. Since I have no experience with the others my vote would be for B&K. Is there any way that you could listen to each before buying or do you have to go into this deaf? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzoz01 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Another thought..... what's your Rotel amp not doing for you that any of the listed amps will acomplish? While all of these amps you listed are great amps, the Rotel is no slouch either. You may get more bang for your buck keeping the amp you have and instead spending that money on a new processor or some other toy. Take a look at the new Integra DTC-9.8 (again slight bias), mateing that with your existing amp would get you Audyssey Multi EQ, Reon HQV video processing, HDMI upconversion, and all the new surround processing codecs such as DTS-MA. I don't see a HDM player on your component list, but the Integra ($1700) + a Blu-Ray player would cost less than a new amp and bring a greater overall system improvement. Just my 2 cents though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest " " Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 go with a Mcintosh and be done with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PYRO Posted February 7, 2008 Author Share Posted February 7, 2008 The rotel has been a good amp for me. I am just ready to upgrade...........not that any of my equipment is bad or outdated etc. Just doing it because I can. As for the input from everyone.....thanks again. My plan is to do the following and I always follow through on a plan. Replace RF-7 system with Cornwall III's (Main) Herseys III's (Center and Surrounds) Good fit for my room size!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMcGoo Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 I would consider a used Sunfire made in the USA. I have three of them and have had zero problems. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted February 7, 2008 Moderators Share Posted February 7, 2008 Be sure to let us know if you decide to sell the amp. I'm sure someone would be glad to take good care of it for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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